A pillar of the constitution [[electronic resource] ] : the House of Lords in British politics, 1640-1784 / / edited by Clyve Jones

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Ronceverte, WV, : Hambledon Press, 1989
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.4107109
• Soggetto topico: Public administration - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government 1603-1714; Great Britain Politics and government 1714-1820
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: JonesClyve <1944->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Peerage and the House of Lords in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; 2 Parliamentary Management, Men-of-Business and the House of Lords, 1640-49; 3 The Role of Privy Councillors in the House of Lords, 1660-1681; 4 'Venice Preserved; or A Plot Discovered 9: The Political and Social Context of the Peerage Bill of 1719; 5 The House of Lords and British Foreign Policy, 1720-48; 6 The Bishops at Westminster in the Mid-Eighteenth Century; 7 The House of Lords in the 1760's ; 8 The House of Lords in the Age of the American Revolution Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of original essays deals with aspects of the history of the House of Lords in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including the internal management of the Lords and its external influence.
• Titolo autorizzato: A pillar of the constitution
• ISBN: 1-282-70988-7; 9786612709883; 0-8264-2746-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459454103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II